Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Communities of Color and People Who Identify as Sexual and Gender Minorities
By: Becky Spencer, PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, IBCLC, PMH-C, FILCA Perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) are experienced by women and birthing people of all races and ethnicities, and across all cultures worldwide. Yet in the US, women and parents of color, and...
Screening for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders: Where, When, and How
By: Becky Spencer, PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, IBCLC, PMH-C, FILCA Getting diagnosed with a perinatal mood and anxiety disorder (PMAD) can be difficult. PMADs are the most common obstetrical complication in pregnancy, yet nationally agreed upon screening recommendations do...
Effective Therapy for Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders
By: Becky Spencer, PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, IBCLC, PMH-C, FILCA Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs) impact overall well-being and daily functioning during pregnancy and throughout birth. In many cases, symptoms that are left untreated can become chronic or...
Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders: More Common than You Might Think
By: Becky Spencer, PhD, APRN, PMHNP-BC, IBCLC, PMH-C, FILCA Up to 1 in 5 women experience perinatal mood and anxiety disorders (PMADs) (Weisner et al., 2013). The more familiar term, postpartum depression, is being replaced with PMADs because mood and anxiety...
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